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  1. "bump" Anyone else care to vote? "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  2. Captain U.S. Army Infantry 4 years active cadet. 9 years active duty. 2 years reserve. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  3. The 9th Circus is at it again. They'll be blown out of the water when the Supreme Court gets it. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  4. I was wondering who out there has read the Turner Diaries by Andrew Macdonald. It is a book about a white supremacist group called "The Organization" taking control of the entire world starting with the US. They do this through terrorist attacks that start when the government outlaws all weapons and starts arresting people for not turning theirs in (this book is the basis for a lot of people's fear of weapons registration). It describes mass genocide of all non-white (non-Aryan) races. It is supposedly the book that inspired McVeigh to do the Oklahoma City bombing of the Murrah Building. The FBI found clippings from the book in his car and the Oklahoma City bombing mimics a terrorist bombing of the Washington DC FBI office described in the book. The Turner Diaries also inspired a few other white supremacist groups such as the Aryan Nations, The Order, and The Covenant, Sword, and Arm of the Lord. The book basically claims that Israel controls the US and that Jews are to blame for all of the problems of the world. It was a good read but scary that people actually believe this crap. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  5. I don't believe that serving your country should make you or your family rich. If you serve your country you should do it for some other reason than money. I'm not going to get into the debate about whether the 9/11 victim's families deserved money. I believe that if we can help them then we should but we might have went a little overboard (OK, I got into it a little bit). We should make sure that service men and women's families are not forgotten though. We could do a better job there, especially the lower enlisted in the services. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  6. Aha! The first sign is alway denial. We're all friends. You can tell us all about your alien abductions Quade. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  7. That and 550 cord will fix anything! "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  8. Louisiana, New York, Georgia, Texas, Tennessee, Kentucky, Arkansas, Saudi Arabia. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  9. Man, that sounds good. I've never grilled lamb. I'll have to try that recipe. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  10. Nice fish! When is the fish fry? I'll bring the beer! "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  11. I agree. I remember a story my grandfather told me about this really bad country run by an evil dictator. The countries of the world placed all kinds of sanctions on the size and makeup of his military, but he ignored every one and built his military up anyway. When some countries pointed this out, other ones would say "he's no threat to us and I kind of feel sorry for him. Let him do what he wants because if we go to war with him many people will die". A few years later this dictator invaded a neighboring country and claimed that the land belonged to his country. The countries again decided it was best to leave him be because "people might die if we try to stop him". Finally this dictator invaded another country, then another. The world eventually woke up and decided to stop him. In the end it cost the lives of millions of people. Can anyone name this dictator? Seems like to me some people would like to repeat this mistake. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  12. Seems like we have been losing plenty of lives without entering into any wars. Maybe, war is a way to deal with groups/countries who are unwilling to deal reasonably in a diplomatic forum. Carl Von Clausewitz defined war as "the continuation of policy through other means". (oooh, you know I'm serious when I start pulling out the Clausewitz quotes) Flyhi will understand. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  13. Beer all the way! If you need a wine like drink try a barley wine. It is a 9-12% alcohol beer. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  14. While I believe the US is partly responsible for a lot of bad things, I also believe that a lot of people and countries aren't willing to accept responsibility for their own problems. The US is a convenient target to blame and gets the pressure off of their government to make things better. If I blamed all of my problems and failures on someone else it would surely make me feel better. It just wouldn't get me very far in life. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  15. I think that depends on your training. There are times to pull a gun on an assailant and times to let him do what he wants to do. Untrained people rely too much on TV for their experience. People do not immediately die or become incapacitated from gunshots in the real world. Most of the time they do not even realize they are hit until after the action. The only exception is a brain stem shot which will drop them almost immediately but is extremely hard to do, especially in a stressfull situation. If someone has a weapon aimed at you, you are not going to draw your weapon and get enough shots off to incapacitate him before he shoots you. Therefore, like always, the statistics don't tell the whole story. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  16. I wouldn't spend money on a lawyer. If you are just a student with no family supporting you then you should qualify to have a lawyer appointed for you. A decent lawyer should keep you out of jail. Just be very respectful to the judge and don't make any excuses (unless you have a really good one that was completely out of your control). I wouldn't worry yourself sick about it. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  17. Congratulations Clay. Glad to hear it turned out well for you. You still trying to get that other job we talked about? "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  18. Damn, is the US to blame for everything that is wrong in the world? Maybe we should just dissolve the US and solve the world's problems. I think I've read that the US is to blame for everything from terrorism to AIDs to global warming on these forums. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  19. BS in Mechanical (Aerospace) Engineering. It was a big waste, haven't even used it. I should have majored in something easy. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  20. Well, would you rather that we completely pull all support from European countries or that we should only do exactly what you guys think we should? I don't get your entire point. It seems you are mad that we have peace on our continent and you have had constant wars. Should we apologize for that? Are you from Germany like your bio says? A German lecturing about peace seems sort of ironic to me. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  21. If you don't want to be flamed back then you should start with less inflammatory remarks. We can all have intelligent discussions when someone posts intelligently. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  22. Exactly my point. It is very easy to do absolutely nothing and not make any mistakes or be criticized. We have as much a right to protect our interests as any country in the world. If your country doesn't agree with what we propose then don't assist us. Hell, you might could even grow a set and try to stop us. But, at least quit whining about everything. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  23. Whew, yeah! Let's hear it for the great state of Finland! They are such a world leader. Doing so much good for the downtroden. I'm sure they have jumped on the bandwagon for everything "good" in the world. Get off your high horse. It is very easy to sit back and criticize. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  24. LOL..........I find myself attracted to you. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin
  25. I agree with you JT. Some people don't seem to understand what the flag symbolizes. I've seen it all too often since I got out of the Army. If you ever talk to someone let them know that the local chapter of the VFW disposes of old flags properly (they hold a ceremony regularly). I had to take a few flags from my former employer (General Electric) to have them retired. "Any fool can criticize, condemn and complain and most fools do." Ben Franklin